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2-year-old girl who died in foster care laid to rest

A somber day in Marlborough, as a little girl who died while in foster care is laid to rest.

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Updated: 5:15 PM EDT Aug 21, 2015

2-year-old girl who died in foster care laid to rest

A somber day in Marlborough, as a little girl who died while in foster care is laid to rest.

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Updated: 5:15 PM EDT Aug 21, 2015

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WEBVTT WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE TIMELINE OF THIS AND THE DOWN FORS -- DOWN POURS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PHIL: A SOMBER DAY AS LITTLE GIRL WHO DIED IN FOSTER CARE IS LAID TO REST. THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HER DEATH REMAIN A MYSTERY. LIVE IN AUBURN. SARAH? SARAH: THE FAMILY IS STILL CALLING FOR ANSWERS TO WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS AUBURN HOME. BUT TODAY THEY CHOSE TO FOCUS ON THE TODDLERS LIFE IN THE IMPACT SHE MADE. ♪ THE SONG :" SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW FILLED THE AIR AS THE HEARTBROKEN FAMILY CARRIED THE SMALL CASKET OUT OF THE MORROW CHURCH. TODAY, FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED TO REMEMBER TO-YEAR-OLD EVELINA, A TODDLER WHOSE LIFE ENDED SADLY ON SEVERAL. LOVED ONES ARE TRYING TO COPE WITH HER MYSTERIOUS DEATH. I JUST THINK THAT GOD WANTED AN ANGEL. SARAH: AVA WAS LIVING IN THIS FOSTER HOME. SHE AND A TAUTOMER RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL SATURDAY WHERE EVA DIED. THE OTHER GIRL IS IN DIRE CONDITION. INVESTIGATORS HAVE COMBED THROUGH THIS PUBLIC HOUSING UNIT WHERE THE GIRLS LIVED. THE FOSTER MOTHER CARED FOR SIX CHILDREN IN TOTAL, THREE OF HER OWN AND THREE FROM THE STATE. ♪ TODAY, EVA'S BIOLOGICAL FAMILY TRYING TO FOCUS ON HER SHORT LIFE AND NOT THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND HER DEATH. I THINK IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO HONOR THE CHILD'S MEMORY. GOVERNOR BAKER SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE. ONE ATTENDEE WHO DOES NOT WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED CAME TO SHOW HER SUPPORT. ALL THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SHOULD'VE BEEN HERE TO SEE THE BURIAL OF A TWO-YEAR-OLD. THIS SHOULD NEVER, EVER HAPPEN AGAIN. SARAH: GOVERNOR BAKER TELLS NEWSCENTER 5 THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL TODAY. HE WAS NOT INVITED.

2-year-old girl who died in foster care laid to rest

A somber day in Marlborough, as a little girl who died while in foster care is laid to rest.